Hypericum An 
dros^mum. Tutsan, 
HYPERICUM Lin. Gen. PL Poltadelphia Polyandria 
Cn/. j. partitus, Petala;. Filamenta multa, in 5 phalanges bafi connata, Capfula. 
RailSjn.Gen. 24. Herbse pentapetal* vasculieeea;. 
HYPERICUM floribus trigynis. fruaibus baccatis, caule ftuticofo ancipiti. Lln. S^jt. 
Vegelab. p. 583. Sp. Pl. p. I 102 . 
ANDROS,(EMUM maximum frutefcens. B. Pm. 280. 
ANDROSa^^MUM vulgare. Park.^y^. 
CLYMENUM Italorum. Ger. emac. 548. 
HYPERICUM maximum Aiidrofcmum vulgare diflum. Rati Syn. Tutfan or Park-leaves. 
Hudfon PI, Angi. 2. p. 332. 
Lighlfoot FI. Scot. p. 415. 
radix perennis, craffa, lignofa, pubens, fibras Ion- 
giflimas emittens. 
CAULES fufFruticofi, ancipites, bipedales et ultra, ra- 
moH, rubentes, glabri. 
^^LIA oppofita, feffilia, ovata, integerrima, Isevia, ' 
inferne pallidiora, venis plurimis parum ex- ! 
tantibus reticulata, per ^tatem rubicunda, in- ; 
ferioribus plerumque minoribus. 
FLORES flavi, pro ratione planta; parvi, in Cytm varie : 
divifa difpofiti. • 
CALYX : Perianthium quinquepartitum, laciniis i 
ovatis, obtufis, fubnervolis, inaequalibus, erec- • 
tis, demum reflexis. ; 
COROLLA: Petala quinque, ovata, obtufa, fub- : 
aqualia, caljce paulo longiora, patentia, con- :: 
caviuscula, apicibus paululum inflexis, deci- ^ 
dua I 
STAMINA: Filamenta plurima, ultra quadraginta, " 
corolla longiora; Anther.® parva, lubro- :! 
tunda. 
PISTILLUM: Germen fubrotundum, nitidum, fla- ■' 
vefcens ; Styli tres, longitudine germinis, • 
eredli; Stigmata parva, rotundata. u 
PERICARPIUM : Capsula ovato-rotundata, primo i 
baccaformis, e flavo virefcens, dein ruberri- | 
ma,_ demum nigricans, exfucca, trilocularis, ^ 
feminibus plurimis minimis referta | 
ROOT perenmal, thick, woody, of a reddilh colocr, 
Q-rai vo V 
bTAUKS fomewhat Ihrubby, flightly winged, two feet 
high and upward, branched, of a reddilh co- 
lour and fmooth. 
LEAVES oppofite, feflile, ovate, entire, fmooth, paler 
on the under fide, reticulated with numerous 
veinswhichprojeabutlittIe,becomingthroueh 
age of a reddilh or purple colour, the lower- 
molt generally the lealt. • 
FLOWERS of a yellowilh colour, fmallforthefize of 
the plant, difpofed in a Cyma vaiiouflv di- 
vided. 
CALYX: a Peeianthiitm deeply divided into five 
fegments, which are ovate, obtofe, fomewliat 
onuriT T » a "“‘I'"''*’ “priglit. finally turned back. 
CUKOLLA: five Petals, ovate, obtufe, nearly equal 
a little longer than the calyx, fpreading, iome- 
what hollow, the tips bending a little inward 
deciduous. ’ 
stamina : Filaments numerous, more than forty 
longer than the corolla ; Antherie fmall aiid 
roundilh 
PISTILLUM ; Geemen ronndife, fliining, yellowifh : 
Styles three, the length of the germen, 
SEED ‘ Stigmata, fSiall and roundilh. 
aULD VtSSlA ; a Capsule of a roundilh egg-lhape 
at firft aflumnig the appearance of a berry of 
a yellowilh green colour, afterwards of a 
bright red colour, laftly blackilh, having three 
cavities which are filled with numerous fmall 
leeds. 
The French call this plant fmte Jaine, Jllbeal, (vide ’Taurn. Hill, des PI.) whence as Papxtnso» „bf 
have evidently borrowed our Englifh name of They app 4 r to have blreqnaUy f“fof 
nerary qualities to p ants as our countryman Gerard, but perhaps on no better gro\nds^ the and theS/' 
nsme ofPurf-Wr, by which it Is lefs frcqnent/y called, it fs 
doubtlefs acquired from being commonly found in Parks. 
neither Haller, Linnaius, jACoptN. Scopoli, or CEder enume- 
™rr,irT^ wrme;t.if”;'o " 
the Ou/r ofHwiMT Wood, neat Pedbam Rye. adjoining JVorttW. It flowers in July and Auguft °and "ripenslts 
lecd-veflels, which have much the appearance of berries in September. ripens its 
It is not uncommon in Gardens. 
